TRIVIA: How many London bus routes serve just 1 borough?

[Popz]

How many London bus routes serve just 1 borough?

Examples would include the 129 (as it only serves Greenwich), the 389 (as it only serves Barnet), the 181 (only serves Lewisham) and the 61 (only serves Bromley). How many examples of this exist, and what are they?

 

[London Trains]

The 151 (Worcester Park to Wallington) may only serve the borough of Sutton, but I'm not sure which side of the rail bridge at Worcester Park the boundary between Sutton and Kingston is on - if it is on the eastern side of the bridge it will be disqualified since it goes under the bridge and terminates in front of the station.

I believe the K1 and K2 both only serve Kingston.

 

[TXMISTA]

I believe the K1 and K2 both only serve Kingston.

The K4 also only serves Kingston. The 33’s current routing means it only serves Richmond. I believe the H20 exclusively services Hounslow although it traverses very close to the boundary with Richmond

 

[Westcountryman]

E1 in Ealing

 

[700007]

358 - despite how incredibly long it is, somehow remains entirely in Bromley.

E10 - entirely in Ealing.

212, W11, W16 - entirely in Waltham Forest.

104 - Newham.

206 - entirely in Brent.

383 - entirely in Barnet.

Plenty of examples I could continue to list in London.

 

[NorthOxonian]

If I'm being very cheeky - the 465.

It only serves the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames (but of course it serves Mole Valley in Surrey as well).

 

[MotCO]

All the Orpington R routes only serve Bromley, and even the lengthy 358 and 227 I think only serve Bromley.

 

[Popz]

All the Orpington R routes only serve Bromley, and even the lengthy 358 and 227 I think only serve Bromley.

The R11 serves Bexley as well.

 

[matt_world2004]

E1aling
U4: Hillingdon
U10:Hillingdon
A10:Hillingdon
U3:Hillingdon
350: Hillingdon
331: Hillingdon (But leaves London a few times , dont know if your talking about London Boroughs.
U1:Hillingdon
U2: Hillingdon

 

[Popz]

The 151 (Worcester Park to Wallington) may only serve the borough of Sutton, but I'm not sure which side of the rail bridge at Worcester Park the boundary between Sutton and Kingston is on - if it is on the eastern side of the bridge it will be disqualified since it goes under the bridge and terminates in front of the station.

I believe the K1 and K2 both only serve Kingston.

I'd say that the 151 doesn't count as the first stop you are able to get on is in Kingston.

 

[Cambus731]

116/117/235 I am pretty sure only serve the Hounslow Borough

 

[Hophead]

All the Orpington R routes only serve Bromley, and even the lengthy 358 and 227 I think only serve Bromley.

Knockholt is in Kent, so R5 & R10 are excluded. On the other hand, the 146 does stay within the borough.

 

[Popz]

Knockholt is in Kent, so R5 & R10 are excluded. On the other hand, the 146 does stay within the borough.

The 138 also doesn't leave Bromley

 

[Hassocks5489]

The 151 (Worcester Park to Wallington) may only serve the borough of Sutton, but I'm not sure which side of the rail bridge at Worcester Park the boundary between Sutton and Kingston is on - if it is on the eastern side of the bridge it will be disqualified since it goes under the bridge and terminates in front of the station.

I believe the K1 and K2 both only serve Kingston.

The boundary is just about on the southeast side of the bridge, so sadly this one (which I travelled on for the first time a couple of weeks ago, incidentally) just sneaks into Kingston briefly.

 

[TXMISTA]

116/117/235 I am pretty sure only serve the Hounslow Borough

True, however they also serve the Surrey borough of Spelthorne

 

[SparkieLover]

191 & W8 Enfield.

 

[PeterC]

In Havering there are routes 165, 248, 252, 256 and 365 plus several routes that cross the GLA border into Essex, which fit the OPs specification if not the spirit of the thread.

 

[Southend Rider]

Also in Havering 193, 346, 496 and 497

 

[Busaholic]

Pedant alert - any bus routes that terminate at Crystal Palace will almost certainly technically pass from one borough to another. given the unique nature of four London boroughs meeting here. The Vicar's Oak is the meeting point.

 

[urpert]

All the Orpington R routes only serve Bromley, and even the lengthy 358 and 227 I think only serve Bromley.

227 just makes it into Lewisham at the top of Crystal Palace Park Rd. You can have the 358 as well as the 354 though.

 

[PeterC]

Also in Havering 193, 346, 496 and 497

I forgot the 193 the others are all new since I lived there. I was going to add the 499 but I see that a loop through Becontree Heath ha been added.

 

[MotCO]

227 just makes it into Lewisham at the top of Crystal Palace Park Rd. You can have the 358 as well as the 354 though.

Thanks

 

[Islineclear3_1]

The 202 operates wholly within the LB of Lewisham although it could be argued that Crystal Palace sits at the boundary of 4 boroughs (Lewisham/Bromley/Southwark and Croydon) whilst at the other end, the Royal Standard sits at the boundary with LB Greenwich at Vanbrugh Park

 

[Busaholic]

The 202 operates wholly within the LB of Lewisham although it could be argued that Crystal Palace sits at the boundary of 4 boroughs (Lewisham/Bromley/Southwark and Croydon) whilst at the other end, the Royal Standard sits at the boundary with LB Greenwich at Vanbrugh Park

Not quite - substitute Lambeth for Lewisham in that list. Lewisham lies a few hundred yards to the east, just to complicate matters!

 

[Class465pacer]

The 462 Ilford - Hainault The Lowe technically serves only one London Borough (Redbridge) before crossing the border into Essex

 

[RJ]

All the Orpington R routes only serve Bromley, and even the lengthy 358 and 227 I think only serve Bromley.

227 just makes it into Lewisham at the top of Crystal Palace Park Rd. You can have the 358 as well as the 354 though.

The 227 serves three boroughs, some of its stops are in Southwark.

The 358 serves one bus stop in Southwark.

The bins by the bus stops give away which borough covers each part of the Parade.

 

[SparkieLover]

130 Croydon
150 Redbridge
200 Merton
241 Newham
D7 Tower Hamlets

The 227 serves three boroughs, some of its stops are in Southwark.

The 358 serves one bus stop in Southwark.

Just like the W3 serves 2 or 3 stops towards Tottenham; and an alighting stop at Finsbury Park in Islington.

 

[RJ]

Knockholt is in Kent, so R5 & R10 are excluded. On the other hand, the 146 does stay within the borough.

The R11 also runs into Bexley.

 

[TitanMike]

I forgot the 193 the others are all new since I lived there. I was going to add the 499 but I see that a loop through Becontree Heath ha been added.

Add the 294 for Havering.

 

[700007]

130 Croydon
150 Redbridge
200 Merton
241 Newham
D7 Tower Hamlets



Just like the W3 serves 2 or 3 stops towards Tottenham; and an alighting stop at Finsbury Park in Islington.

150 also runs into Barking & Dagenham between Mayfield Road and Becontree Heath.

241/262/300/325/330/376/473/474 all candidates for running solely in the Newham Borough.